Regular Method Vs. Static Method Vs. Function // Python Tips

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[brunolannoo]

I had hoped you would say something about:

Under what circumstances are static methods the better design decision?

Functions seem simpler in any circumstances I can imagine.

[zacky]

In C#, intellisense always suggest to make the method as static, if needed.
This is great. Because I thought I should always to call the Class name first instead of self on static method (e.g. NumbersGame.read_integer())

[chuckles]

What's the difference between a static method and a class method? Aside from the implementation differences (i.e. using cls as an argument for the class method), under what circumstances would you use one over the other?

[yuvalpazi]

Why? What would you gain by doing that?

[sweetie_py]

am I understanding static method correctly? we use @staticmethod or simply place it outside the class like normal function because that function is not dependent on an object or we don't need to initialize any object in order to use it. this is good for creating utility functions. it's more like writing something clearly and meaningful rather than shortening the code. But is there any difference with respect to execution time and space?

[Tntpker]

What are classmethods typically used for?

[lubdubguy]

Somewhere I had heard that the static method decorator must never be used. It is bad practice